Michael’s Events

Poppy Field words and music concert flyer

Poppy Field – Michael Morpurgo, Clare Morpurgo, Voices at the Door

Date: 16th December Time: 16:30 – 18:80 Venue: Sint – Jacobskerk Gezelleplein 9 8900 Ypres A half-written poem, a field with poppies and a series of strange encounters mark the past of four generations of farmers’ families from Ypres . At his favorite spot, looking across the Poppy Field , Max listens to his grandfather’s story, a story about… Read More

Michael Morpurgo in concert this Autumn and Christmas!

Don’t miss the chance to see Michael performing his spellbinding storytelling live, at unforgettable events around the country and abroad. The War Horse concert, first performed at the Albert Hall in London in 2016 will be coming to Leeds and Edinburgh this Autumn on 18 November and 25 November. Read More

Michael at the memorial of Thomas Samuel Henry Peacefull

Michael Morpurgo’s novel Private Peaceful was partly inspired by the memorial of a young soldier that he saw in the Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres, Flanders.  A few years after the book first published, Maxine Keeble  was researching her family tree and thought that there might be a connection. She… Read More

National Theatre Event

On Tuesday night, Michael was at the National Theatre in conversation with one of the original directors of the production Tom Morris, which was chaired by novelist Kate Mosse. They discussed how the production first came together and the process of working with puppets. Find out more about the… Read More

5×15 | Royal Geographical Society

Michael Morpurgo and a number of other guests, including Ian Hislop and Juliet Stevenson, will speak at a 5×15 event at the Royal Geographical Society on Wednesday 3rd May. Michael and Claire Morpurgo will discuss and celebrate our glorious countryside and the important part it plays in our lives. They will… Read More

The Mozart Question | In Concert with Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is joined by violinist Daniel Pioro and The Storyteller’s Ensemble to perform a unique adaptation of his book, The Mozart Question. Together they interweave words and music, to tell his haunting tale of survival against the odds, set against the background of the Holocaust. Simon Reade adapted… Read More
Ava Potter as Lilly riding Oona the elephant in Michael Morpurgo's Running Wild Live

Running Wild Pre-show Talk with Michael Morpurgo and Kate Mosse

Join Michael Morpurgo and Kate Mosse, author of famed novel Labyrinth, as they hold a pre-show talk, at Chichester Festival Theatre, for the stage adaptation of Michael’s novel, Running Wild. Lasting approximately 45 minutes, these one-off pre-show talks will offer incredible insights into how productions develop from thoughts and ideas, through the rehearsal process,… Read More

Michael Morpurgo receives J M Barrie Award

Michael Morpurgo has been awarded the J M Barrie Award for his contribution to children’s literature. The award, which champions the arts for children, is now in its 12th year. Storymaker, playwright and performer, Michael Morpurgo’s work reaches across the arts. He is the author of over 140 books, and his… Read More
Lord mayors peace lecture

Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture

Michael Morpurgo has been invited to speak at the Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture at St Mary’s Guildhall in Coventry on the 11th of November. Michael will base his lecture on Eagle in the Snow, a book featuring local serviceman, Private Henry Tandey VC, the most decorated private soldier of World War I… Read More